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Who Has Better Ethics, the Social Security System or Bernie Madoff?

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Mises Daily Patrick Barron

Nearly everyone has heard of Bernie Madoff and rightly associates his name with financial fraud. Yet, the Social Security system is built on a Ponzi scheme similar to what Madoff created.

Original Article: "Who Has Better Ethics, the Social Security System or Bernie Madoff?"

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